Thoughts and notes about our family's weekly trips to the Center Avenue Community Garden, and other happenings around Martinez (and the East Bay). The garden is located at 333 Center Avenue, on the border of Pacheco and Martinez.
(Note: CACG = Center Avenue Community Garden)

Friday, September 28, 2012

Karen's Baked Kale Chips

We've done this in the past, but with the different varieties of Kale sprouting up this time of year, Karen whipped up some of her famous baked Kale chips. It's a quick, tasty, healthy side dish that can go with anything.

The best part about it, we harvested these from the Center Avenue Community Garden less than hour before we enjoyed them for dinner!

Here's how we did it:

The vegetables are looking great in the Prosperity bed. Go figure!

Brenna did a great job collecting the kale and packing them gently in our bag. From the comfort of the garden wagon.

Karen's Kale Chip recipe: Cut Kale into chip-sized pieces. Dip them lightly into some Olive Oil on a plate, lay them on baking pan, and sprinkle the top with salt and pepper. Bake at 400 for 6-8 minutes, but make sure to keep an eye on them!

Chips were served with a Garden tomato and basil side, as well as an open-faced chicken salad sandwich. Good stuff!

About Me

Thanks for checking out our blog! Since we began helping at the garden in late 2011, it has become like a second home for our family. Our entire family has learned so much about a wide variety of topics, including gardening, vegetables, healthy eating, conservation, composting, and edible-weeds, to name a few!
Our goal with this blog is to share some of simple things our family likes to do, that could be useful to others in the area, and promote the beauty and simplicity of our favorite spot along Center Avenue.